I’ve reached the last week of my stay in Vienna this summer. I’m really looking forward to get back to the States and, after another four weeks of waiting, starting up in Syracuse again. These past few days have been pretty good. Kerstin’s back in Vienna, and her presence improves Vienna ten-fold. I went to…
Cops “Raid” Paddy’s
Yes, apparently bar raids due exist in Austria. But, as could be expected, they’re a little more relaxed. In fact, no one even seemed to care. The cops checked a few people’s IDs, but I don’t even think they told anyone to leave, and everyone continued to drink and order throughout. Quite different from the…
A Day in Budapest
Yesterday, I spent the day in Budapest. It was quite a fun change of atmosphere from sitting around in my apartment all day. It takes a little under three hours to drive there. I hadn’t been there since 1994, and it has changed a lot. If you ignore the difference in language, Budapest isn’t all…
Off to Budapest
A Little Too Close to the Beef
I actually got my appetite back this evening. Too bad I lost it shortly after. I found a frozen brick of beef gulasch and heated it up. Unfortunately noticed shortly after the first few bites that there was a piece with a capillary sticking out of it. Thus my appetite disappeared again. My mood is…
Wake Me Up When August Ends
I wish the damn summer would end already. I’ve been experiencing summer for something like nine weeks now. The past week was great, a story best told by the 84 photos taken during it. Friday night ended on a confusing/depressing note for me though, and I ended up pondering about my life until around five…
Chopping it Off
Caffeine Junkie
Wow, last night really sucked. I thought I had a ten-page fourteen-source essay due today, so I worked through the entire night. My essay ended up being horrible, probably the worst I wrote all year. I had a red bull and about four cups of coffee last night. Before going to class at eleven today,…
Austrian National Library Failure
Well, I got up nice and early today to go to the Austrian National Library. Finding the right entrance at the Hofburg was a chore, but I finally figured out the main one is right under the famous terrace where Hitler annexed Austria in 1938. I paid ’Ǩ1.50 to enter, and headed to the OPAC…
Lots Going Wrong
Another day has passed, and, besides a record five weblog entries, I haven’t achieved much. I have a ten-page, fourteen-source essay due Tuesday at 11:15, and, as usual, I’m leaving most of the work for the last day. Tomorrow I’m getting up at nine or so so I can go to the Austrian National Library…